Sean's Astonishing Discovery!

At this moment, Sean finally confirmed one of his conjectures: Dumbledore didn't always want to maintain this enigmatic Riddler image (although he certainly liked doing so), he had to do it!

Sean bets that Dumbledore must have made Unbreakable Vow with one of the Returners, concealing a huge mystery.

It's not that he doesn't want to talk, but that he can't.

Grindelwald, who knew Dumbledore extremely well, obviously noticed details he had missed, which is why he reminded Sean.

Of course, Sean couldn't understand the strange attitudes of the two old men. Perhaps he would only be able to learn more once he solved the mystery.

The key now is to decipher the clue Dumbledore gave him.

"I wish I could go back to that summer..." These are Dumbledore's exact words.

That summer naturally refers to the summer when Dumbledore and Grindelwald met. Sean had already heard about what happened then, but the only people present were Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Aberforth, and Ariana.

The details that Dumbledore wanted him to find are likely only clearly understood by the two people involved, and only these two people can fully know this memory.

However, just as Dumbledore suggested to himself—go back to that summer.

Sean is someone who once stepped into the memories of that summer!

Sean was invited by the Potter family to Harry and Daisy's birthday party, and Grindelwald's aunt, Ms. Bathilda., also lived in Godric's Hollow.

Old Bathilda's memories were altered, but when she met Sean, those memories resurfaced, and she handed Sean a letter—one that Grindelwald was originally going to give to Dumbledore.

Sean was pulled into a memory by that letter: the memory of Grindelwald and Dumbledore in 1899!

Dumbledore was reminding himself that there were details in that memory that he had never noticed before!

No, perhaps we can go a step further— Dumbledore himself may have discovered something from the memory that Sean described.

That may be the beginning of the mystery we know today!

The letter, which had an effect similar to the Pensieve, was a consumable item that disappeared after Sean read the entire memory, but that was not a problem for Sean.

He also has his own memories...

Sean called out to Dave, and to his surprise, a moment later, the Aero-Wing Bird came up, panting, carrying something with its tail.

This little guy is growing very fast and has reached the stage where he craves praise.

After rubbing the Aero-Wing Bird's bald head so hard that Fly couldn't stand it upright, Sean put the things down.

A shallow, hollow stone basin was placed on the shelf in front of them, and a silvery, unknown liquid rippled within it.

The letter is no longer available, but since Sean experienced that scene firsthand, it can naturally be 'replayed' once.

He gently pressed the tip of his wand against his temple, finally putting the Memory Charm and the Pensieve together—techniques he had learned from the Extra Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin.

The first memory extraction went much more smoothly than Sean had imagined; he found the memory he needed to extract without much effort.

A wisp of silver was gently plucked from Sean's temple by his wand, then he rolled the wand and let the wisp drift into the Pensieve.

Without any hesitation, Sean sank into the Pensieve.

He sank rapidly and then landed steadily on the floor of the Potter family's bathroom.

Standing in front of him was a slightly shorter version of himself, who was now looking at the letter in his hand with a puzzled expression.

Sean touched his nose with a somewhat awkward feeling, seeing himself in his own memory felt strange.

However, he immediately went over to them, for the very reason he had come.

The tattered sheepskin envelope clutched in his smaller hand was not something Sean examined closely at the time, as he didn't want to pry into other people's privacy.

Now, taking advantage of this brief moment, Sean carefully examined the letter, and upon closer inspection, he suddenly discovered that the letter itself was quite strange.

The letter had been sitting in Old Bathilda's dusty attic for nearly a century, so Sean at the time didn't think much of the worn-out envelope.

Upon closer inspection, Sean discovered that the envelope was incredibly old and weathered. He remembered simply taking the letter out of his pocket, and there was even powder on the dark yellow surface.

Most notably, the surface of the envelope.

The surface was slightly weathered, worn, and yellowish, and the wax seal, which had been completely worn smooth, bore a faint symbol that was almost impossible to discern.

Below that was a line of Latin text that could only be barely read by getting very close:

For the For the Greater Good.

Sean immediately realized that this was an envelope similar to the one used for Newmontgard's acceptance letters.

Did Grindelwald already establish Newmontgard at that time?

However, before Sean could think too much, he followed his past self into another memory.

He stood once again in the summer of 1899, before Dumbledore Family Home.

The smaller Sean pulled out the letter and started reading, but Sean didn't actually look at it. He was deeply impressed by the contents of the letter: Grindelwald spent a lot of time explaining the principles of the Philosopher's Stone that he was researching, and the letter kept mentioning the word 'immortality'.

Grindelwald expressed his apologies to Ariana at the end, and then left with those words.

"Come, my friends, become Master of Death, and we will usher in a new era—"

"Your eternal comrade-in-arms: Gellert."

Judging from the contents of this letter alone, it does not seem to mention any secrets.

Sean turned to look in the other direction, and sure enough, two young men walked over intimately. Even from his memories, Sean could clearly see the youthful exuberance of Grindelwald and Dumbledore.

He remembers the content very clearly, but now he needs to pay attention to the details.

The memory was still functioning normally, Sean carefully observed the entire memory, trying to find details he had missed.

What exactly was Dumbledore trying to tell him...?

Two young geniuses were exchanging spells and discussing their grand ideals, while a smaller version of Sean watched them quietly, his eyes gleaming.

While listening to the conversation between the two, Sean, who was a size larger, observed the entire room, trying to find something unusual.

"Is there anything I didn't notice back then?" Sean even pressed himself against the figures of Grindelwald and Dumbledore from his memory, trying to see if there was anything abnormal about them.

However, even after his memories faded, Sean still hadn't discovered Dumbledore's subtle hint.

Lifting his head from the Pensieve, Sean rested his chin on his hand, pondering what he had seen.

This time, he looked more carefully than he had ever seen in any memory. However, no matter how he thought about it, apart from discovering something strange about the envelope itself, there was nothing particularly noteworthy, nor anything that could explain the mystery.

"This doesn't make sense..." Sean paced back and forth, deep in thought.

What have I overlooked? Or perhaps I haven't noticed something that seems normal but is actually amiss?

But I've entered those memories so many times, I shouldn't be this slow-witted...

Wait... Sean froze on the spot.

This memory... it's different from other memories!

The angle is wrong!

Without any hesitation, Sean sank back into the Pensieve.

The bathroom floor in the Potter family's house remained unchanged, and the person in front of him was still in the same position.

But Sean finally noticed something was wrong. No, he should say that what he was seeing now was the normal situation, because the first thing he saw was himself from his memories!

Sean's chest heaved slightly as he drifted back into his memories following the letter, then he immediately looked in the direction to the side.

Grindelwald and Dumbledore were approaching from that direction in the distance.

The angle was definitely wrong!

The memory is extracted from its owner, and when the wizard views this memory through the Pensieve, it is actually from a third-person perspective, not a first-person perspective.

It was as if he had just fallen into his memories and seen himself from those memories, so close at hand.

But this memory within a memory has the wrong perspective!

Grindelwald and Dumbledore appeared suddenly from another direction—

Sean had always believed that this memory came from one of the two people. However, if it came from one of them, when Sean was dragged into the memory by the letter, he should have immediately landed closest to the two of them and then followed their steps to slowly unfold the scenes in the memory.

But now, the person he once was has already arrived in front of the Dumbledore family mansion, "waiting" for the two of them to walk towards him from a distance!

This only proves one thing—the memories in this letter did not come from Grindelwald, Aberforth Dumbledore, or even Ariana, who was not even present!

In the summer of 1899, besides the three children of the Dumbledore and the impetuous young Grindelwald, there was a fifth person here!

Someone who had been waiting here all along, hiding themselves all along!

Sean looked at the young Grindelwald and Dumbledore with rapid breathing. Neither of them had even noticed the fifth person hiding here!

It should be noted that although these two are still young, their dazzling talents have already been displayed. Sean can say with certainty that even though they have just come of age, they are much stronger than most of the established wizards today!

The two of them did not notice the fifth person there.

Sean silently followed the two upstairs, encountered Aberforth, and went into his room.

And here, he finally saw a scene he had never expected or noticed before.

The door was pulled open, bringing with it a very slight breeze. In the dimly lit corridor, only the focused Sean saw the scene that no one would pay any attention to—it was perfectly normal for a speck of dust to be stirred up, wasn't it?

However, a wisp of dust was blown up, and instead of drifting down slowly, it was obstructed and fell directly to the ground.

Nobody cared.

Sean stared intently at that corner, at the hidden fifth person, who was surprisingly close by.

Even as a skilled user of the Disillusionment Charm, he felt a chill run down his spine. The young Grindelwald and Dumbledore, even if they weren't as unparalleled as they are now, were still top-tier wizards.

In front of these two, this fifth person kept himself hidden by the Disillusionment Charm, and even walked right next to them!

This person's magical abilities are beyond imagination!

But what exactly is this person hiding here doing...?

Sean suddenly paused, as he suddenly remembered the time travel accident— Dumbledore had gone back in time!

Could all of this have been left behind by Dumbledore?!

Sean stared intently at the spot where the dust had stopped. If Dumbledore had gone through such a long detour, he must have left a clue for him!

At that moment, the two young geniuses had already entered the room and were about to close the door.

Sean showed no intention of following; he was completely absorbed in watching every corner of the place. At that moment, a speck of dust gently trembled and floated up.

It pointed to the keyhole of the door, where a key was inserted.

Sean instinctively wanted to pull out the key to take a look, even forgetting that this was a memory he couldn't touch.

He moved closer to examine the key carefully and then noticed a unique notch in the edge where it was inserted into the keyhole.

Moreover, he seemed to vaguely recognize the design of this key...

When Sean lifted his head again from the Pensieve, his chest was still rising and falling slightly.

He took a key from his pocket. This time, the key was no longer an untouchable, illusory memory, but a metal object with a cool touch.

There is also a unique notch on the key head.

Is this the key to Dumbledore's room...? Of course, Sean didn't know the origin of this key. Before this, this key was, to Sean, the key to the Nurmengard Basement that Grindelwald had given him!

Yes, Grindelwald granted Sean most of the access to Newmontgard, and this key could also open a series of rooms that were off-limits to ordinary students, such as the basement and storage rooms.

Sean had, of course, walked back and forth in the Nurmengard Basement many times, but most of the rooms there were empty, so Sean had never paid any attention to it.

His most recent examination stemmed from the death of the Little Aiken. At that time, Grindelwald had infiltrated the England Department of Mysteries, a fact concealed by the Ministry of Magic, and Newmontgard had been attacked.

Sean went to check the basement, but only found a cell at the very back that had been blown open, and something inside had escaped—that was Sean's initial assessment.

Now it seems that perhaps a secret was hidden there that I hadn't discovered...

Without hesitation, Sean went straight into the Vanishing Cabinet and arrived in Newmontgard, where he found the cell from before.

The deepest cell remains unrepaired, its iron gate now replaced by a large hole.

Sean walked in, wand in hand. It was pitch black inside, without even a small window.

Sean looked around; the place was empty, and there seemed to be nothing strange about it.

"Tergeo!" A small gust of wind appeared at the tip of his staff and then blew out to every corner of the prison.

"Whoosh—" The sound of fabric rustling came, and Sean's pupils suddenly contracted.